Clopidogrel is crucial as antiplatelet treatment in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation and during one year after PCI, to prevent atherothrombotic complications. However, clopidogrel is ineffective in certain patients due to genetic mutation in CYP2C19 gene a specific enzyme in the liver required for metabolism of clopidogrel. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to test these patients genetically at bedside and prescribe an alternative drug such as Ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) or prasugrel ( 10mg once daily or 5mg once daily if the patient older than 75 years or a body weight < 60kg) if they are carriers of the allele 2 or 3 of the mutated gene.

The primary end point is the number of patients who develop adverse major cardiovascular event which include recurrent myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, cardiovascular mortality, severe ischemia, major bleeding at 30days after PCI.

Secondary efficacy endpoints are the number of patients who either died , died from cardiovascular death, from cerebrovascular death, developed recurrent MI, stent thrombosis, underwent urgent target vessel revascularization, developed stroke or combination of above

CYP2C19 genotyping will be carried out at the end of the study period. Clopidogrel will be used for treatment for one year according to local protocol. Patients will receive clopidogrel 75 mg per day.

Drug: clopidogrel

Genotyping will be carried out using Spartan genotyping System on all intervention group and those patients who do not carry the CYP2C19 allele 2 or 3 will be given clopidogrel (75 mg per day) while all patients who carry the CYP2C19 allele 2 or 3 will be prescribed Ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) or prasugrel ( 10mg once daily or 5mg once daily if the patient older than 75 years or a body weight < 60kg) according to local protocol.

Other Name: Clavix

Experimental: Ticagrelor or prasugrel

Ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) or prasugrel ( 10mg once daily or 5mg once daily if the patient older than 75 years or a body weight < 60kg) according to local protocol.

Drug: Ticagrelor or prasugrel

ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) or prasugrel ( 10mg once daily or 5mg once daily if the patient older than 75 years or a body weight < 60kg) according to local protocol.

Other Names:

Brilinta

Prasuvas

Detailed Description:

Clopidogrel is crucial as antiplatelet treatment in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation and during one year after PCI, to prevent atherothrombotic complications. Clopidogrel is converted into its active metabolite by Cytochrome P2C19 (CYP2C19). However 30 % of the Saudi population is carrier of the non functional CYP2C19*2 or *3 alleles having an impaired CYP2C19 capacity, resulting in decreased effectiveness of Clopidogrel. These patients have a 42% higher risk for major cardiovascular events (MACE) compared to non carriers. Further 50 % of the MACE occurs in the first 48 hours. Therefore Ticagrelor (90 mg twice daily) or prasugrel ( 10mg once daily or 5mg once daily if the patient older than 75 years or a body weight < 60kg) whose actions are not dependent on conversion by CYP2C19 may be an alternative only in carriers of the non functional CYP2C19*2 or *3 alleles. This might be cost effective and prevent patients form MACE. Therefore the objective of this study is to assess the efficacy, complication free survival, safety and cost-effectiveness of the CYP2C19 genotype guided antiplatelet treatment strategy, using clopidogrel or prasugrel (or Ticlid). All participants will be followed for one year using follow up questionnaires.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 70 Years

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Male & female age 18-70 years

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient presents with acute myocardial infarction of more than 30 minutes and less than 12 hours

Patient eligible for PCI

Exclusion Criteria:

Life expectancy of less than one year

Previously Known genotype

Receiving chemotherapy for malignancy

On dialysis or receiving immunosuppressive therapy or have autoimmune disease

Hepatic impairment

History of bleeding diathesis

Receiving vitamin K antagonist therapy

Confirmed hypertension

Out of normal range platelet count

History of major surgery

Severe trauma or fracture

Pregnancy and lactation

Concomitant use of simvastatin, cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors or inducers

Hypersensitivity to clopidogrel or ticagrelor or prasugrel

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01823185